Attitudes

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude of life.  Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.  It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.  It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill.  It will make or break a company, a church, a home.  The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrance for that day.  We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.  We cannot change the inevitable.  The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.  I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.  And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes." 

- quote by Charles R. Swindoll

I haven't posted in awhile, and while many things have happened, life continues to remain about the same.  This quote represents a mantra I have been telling myself lately, mostly surrounding work.  I often wonder to myself why in the world people act the way they do.  If they hate their job and have to complain about everything, everyday  - why in the world wouldn't you quit or find something else - something that makes you happy?  Lately I have allowed too many people to influence my mood and attitude.  It is my life, and my heart, and my attitude.  I have control over it and I control how other people affect me.  It isn't up to them - it is up to me.  It is just so difficult sometimes because people are fake, are rude, are mean, disrespectful and sometimes just down right awful.  Anyway, I thought I had more to say about this subject but now my mind is tired after working all night so I need to quit.  Moral of the story?  I no longer give a rat's behind what other people think (most of the time).  I will choose my own attitude and my own response.  No one can take that away from me and no one can take my happiness away.  No one.